Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-08
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Before he could present it Doran had g
Colts revolver levelled directly in his
face. Mr.. Young again stepped between
the contestants and directed Doran to 60
on into his office. After these incidents
Doran's counsel advised him to leave the
city at once. as if he remained he would
either be killed by Whitheld's brothers
or be compelled TO kill them. This he
refused to do, declaring his purpose to
remaia, and if forced to do if, to fight the
entire Whitfield family, either singly or
collectively. Finally, however, he was
prevailed upon to leeve, and some months
lster he went to Texas.
"SO0n after his arrival there he became
involved IN another tragic affair. Two
policemen entered his room and ATTEMPT
ed tC arrest sick friend who was stop
ping with him. Doran finding they had
no warrant, ordered them to leave he
room. a fight ensueQ ct close quarters
with six-shoOters, ct the eud of which the
two policemen were both dead, while
DOran WAS again untouched. For this
he was arrested and remained in jail for
nearly q year but upon trisl was again
acquitted on the ground of self-defense.
Some months after this he became in
vOlved in desperate street fight in
Shreveport, La, with noted gambler
and desperate Of that locality. In this
encounter Doran shot his antagonist
through the head, killing him instantly,
while as usual three shots fired by the
other failed to touch him. He was again
tried and aGquitted,
"Subsequent to this he made his ap-
pe&rGnce ct Malvern, Ark, town sit
u3ted en- the Iron Mountain Railroad.
Here il was said he WAS the leader of two
or three gamblers and adventures who
were plying their vocation TO the injury
of the town. They were accordingly, in
Arkansas style, notified to leave. This
DOran refused to DO and dGfed the legal
authorities Of the town IS We'll as the
citizens. Finally 8 mob gathered to ex-
pei him end his friends by force, if neces-
sary. But DOran, arming himself with a
douhle-barTeled shotgun and brace Of
six shOoters, detied his assailants. Find
ing they were uneble 10 cope with him,
the authorities Of Malvern requested
Governor Garland 10 send g military force
TO their assistance, and it was not until g
company Of state troops had left Little
Rock FOR the scene of action that DOran
took his departure.
"AbOut two years ago he came to Hot
Springs, and shortly after became in
volyed IN feud with Frank Flynn, a
noted gambler OF that place, growing out
| Of this singular state of facts. Flvnn was
a professional gambler, but among most
| the respectable Of his class. He was g
man Of known courage and determine
ton, and WAS greatly admired by his
! friends. He had accumulated a consd-
cradle amount of property and was
among the most spirited and enterprising
citizens OF Hot Springs. He served
more than one term in the city council
He was q man, however, of imperious
temper and domineering will and
had for long time mOnopO!ized
the gambling operations of the town
either under his own management or
! through friends. Finally ne became dis
satisfied with one Jim Lane, the keeper
| and manager of one of the many gambling
! houses of the town. He notified Lane
| that he must quit business. Lane failing
| to comply With this demand, Flynn walked
| into his house one Gay and threw all the
! gambling apparatus into the street, kicked
| Lane ont alter them and informed him
| that he should never open his gambling
house gain. Lane, being himself afraid
| Of Flynn, sought out Dorsn, who was
| then in New Orleans, and took him into
! partnership, with the understanding that
| Doran should go to Hot Springs aud re
! open business. This DOran at once did,
whereup0n Flynn notified him that ne
must close up or fight it out with him the
first time they met.
"Doran accepted the latter alternative,
and upon meeting Flynn upon the street
at once opened lire on him, which Flynn
| promptly returned. Both of them were
men of steady nerve and unerring shots,
but after firing some fifteen times alto,
gether, Flynn took refuge in q barber
! shop, and to the surprise Of everybody,
neither one Of them seemed to have been
! nit. But it afterwards appeared that
/ Flynn mad to fire with his left hand, owing
to recent injury to his right. His aim
was therefore not so certain as usual.
| Doran insisted that he had hit Flynn with
more than one of his shots; that he had
| seen balls strike his clothes, and he was
! beWildered that Flynn did not fall. Later il
! was learned that DOran's fire was true
and that three of his shots did strike
| Flynn, but he was enCssed in steel armor
! and the balls did not penetrate, though he
suffered greatly for s number of DAYS
! from the conclusion. Both Doran and
! FlYnn had q number Of followers anu
open war was at once declared between
the factions Flynn was confined TO his
room for some days after his encounter
with Dorsn. But as soon as he recovered
! he gathered around him some ten OF
twelve followers, among them two Of his
! brothers, and made ready for active hos
Titles. Doran called together his friends
and held them in readiness for the con
! fiCt which be knew was inevitable.
"EaCh party kept under cover for some
| days, seeking by stealth, or strategy, some
! advantage. Finally Doran was informed
that Flynn and his party were about tc
leave one OF their places OF resort, in'Car-
riages, to reach the home Of Flynn in the
southern part cf he town. SO when the
four carriages containing Flynn and hit
friends had reached the center of the towr
Doran and his followers sailed out from
en- adjoining house and opened tire or
them with Winchester rifles. The csr
riages were Iiddled with bullets, The
driver Of one was killed and another
wounded. The moment the firing bega1
Flynn, followed by his two
brothers and the remainder O.
mis- escort, sprang from the 2,car-
riages and began to return the fire. The
fusilade las ed some five or ten minutes
The result WAS that three or four O
Flynn's followers, including the carriage
drivor spd ono of his brOtbarc 1uaro l-ilIa,